Overpayment FAQs
A new category has now been added to the Tax Credits Frequently Asked Questions
section.
Interaction between childcare
vouchers and tax credits
Updated guidance on the interaction between childcare vouchers and tax credits.
Tax Credits
Child over 16 leaving school or college?
Tell us as quickly as possible.
Tax Credit Bulletins
Tax Credit Bulletins are designed to alert advice organisations to changes
to the way we deal with tax credits or to clarify points of policy or procedures.
Tax Credits Renewals - Renew now and make
sure you're right on the money
Don't forget that if we have not heard from you by 31 August any payments
you are receiving will stop. If you still need to provide us with information,
you can renew by post or over the phone on 0845 300 3900.
WTC6 Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit
(PDF 115K)
This leaflet explains how recipients of Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit
may be able to receive help from other organisations. It also explains how
to qualify for that help.
Child
and Working Tax Credit error and fraud statistics 2003-04
In the House of Commons, on 11 July, HM Revenue & Customs announced that
it is to publish its estimates of error and fraud for tax credits in 2003-04
through the random enquiry programme.
Tackling
error and fraud in the Child and Working Tax Credits
In the House of Commons, on 11 July, HMRC announced that it is to publish
a detailed account of what it is doing and will do to tackle error and fraud
in tax credits.
Tax Credits
On-line
The tax credits on-line facility ‘Do I Qualify’ is now available.
The Consolidated Tax Credit Acts and Regulations are now available. They are up to date, as at 06/04/2006. Included are:
Tax Credits – Amendment of Child Tax Credit
regulations preventing “double provision” of Tax Credits for children
and qualifying young people
Provides an explanation of an amendment to Child Tax Credit Regulations to
prevent double provision of Tax Credits.
Changes from 06 April 2006
Information about the changes for both Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit
that apply from 06 April 06.
Treasury Press Notice (PDF 54K)
Primarolo Hails Success Of Flexible Tax Credit System
Paymaster General – Statements to Treasury
Select Committee (PDF 36K)
26 October 2005 and 5 December 2005
HMRC Statement – closure of Tax Credits Portal
HMRC has closed the tax credits e-portal while it develops new checks to ensure
that the system remains secure.
Civil Partnerships
Important news about the effects of the Civil Partnership Act for people claiming
Working Tax Credit and / or Child Tax Credit.
At the moment, you may receive Working Tax Credit through your employer. On 4th October, we published some information (Important news if you receive Working Tax Credit payments through your employer) explaining how we would be phasing out this method of payment.
This month, you will receive a letter (Great Britain (RTF 273K), Northern Ireland (RTF 273K)). This will be issued to all claimants currently being paid WTC through their employers to inform them how this payment method will be phased out.
At the moment, you may receive Working Tax Credit through your employer, with your pay. Between 7 November 2005 and 31 March 2006, this method of payment is being phased out. At some point between those dates, you will stop receiving Working Tax Credit payments in your pay packet and start receiving them directly from HM Revenue & Customs instead.
This change only affects the way you’re paid, not the amount. So don’t worry. You don’t need to do anything right now. Here are a few important things to remember:
